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Humiliation meaning

  1. The act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification.
  2. The state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission.

Using Humiliation

  • The main meaning on this page is: The act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification. | The state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission.
  • Useful related words include: mortification, degradation, abasement, example.
  • In the example corpus, humiliation often appears in combinations such as: the humiliation, humiliation and, humiliation of.

Context around Humiliation

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 7 middle, 10 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Humiliation

  • In this selection, "humiliation" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, further, retaliate, latest, leaving, etc and meted stand out and add context to how "humiliation" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include assault and humiliation of women and before great humiliation. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "humiliation" sits close to words such as amplify, archdiocese and bangor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with humiliation

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Pride and arrogance always comes before great humiliation. (8 words)

Humiliation has always been at least a small part of reality television dating shows. (14 words)

Now they can practice facing them for as long as necessary to avoid humiliation when playing online. (17 words)

Never in living memory had the monarchy contrived to make itself look so ridiculous — and when Edward stormed off in a huff at the end, angry that the Press failed to share his enthusiasm for the event, it only added to the sense of chaos and humiliation. (47 words)

Court heard the MDC president had laid charges to retaliate humiliation by CCC activists who chanted political songs outside the courthouse on November 11, 2022 after his application for a spoilation order against CCC was ruled defective. (37 words)

But anyone who has ever watched a certain type of guy up close — or who has been one of those guys — should recognize the truth in Berger’s keenly observed scenes of “ha ha” humiliation. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

A book about the fear, the pain, the humiliation and, yes, the odd moments of happiness that marked out her life as someone being treated for cancer.

And he starts moving it around,” he described, having never spoken about the incident publicly until then “for risk of humiliation, or damage to” his career.

And the retiree exposed himself to further humiliation when Paltrow's lawyers found photos of him traveling happily around the world.

But anyone who has ever watched a certain type of guy up close — or who has been one of those guys — should recognize the truth in Berger’s keenly observed scenes of “ha ha” humiliation.

But rather than relate to Paul's impotence — and wallow in that tension — the audience is encouraged to laugh at him as he faces one humiliation after another.

Court heard the MDC president had laid charges to retaliate humiliation by CCC activists who chanted political songs outside the courthouse on November 11, 2022 after his application for a spoilation order against CCC was ruled defective.

England’s title defence is in real jeopardy after South Africa demolished Jos Buttler’s side by 229 runs on Saturday to leave the beleaguered champions facing an early exit after their latest humiliation.

However, as his plan to usurp Superman's dominance failed, he was driven to evil by the humiliation, leaving Lois and murdering his allies.

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Humiliation has always been at least a small part of reality television dating shows.

In order for you to get assistance, you would be forced to offer a bribe, perform some sort of sexual favour, be subjected to some form of humiliation, etc.

It ensures the application of international law, which stipulates the protection of their human rights and prohibits their torture or humiliation.

It is this humiliation meted out from the highest of offices across the nation that enables the persecution Gorkhas have had to face across India.

It’s just this really humiliating moment for him — most of the movie is humiliating, just like a sequence of humiliation moments for him.

I’ve read some commentators saying that this casual sexual assault and humiliation of women in healthcare is new.

Mario Lemina pulled off one outstanding challenge to prevent further humiliation which at least offered token resistance, but it was an isolated show of defiance.

My final hope is that humiliation would be the last straw that finds Putin falling down a flight of stairs onto a pile of bullets.

Never in living memory had the monarchy contrived to make itself look so ridiculous — and when Edward stormed off in a huff at the end, angry that the Press failed to share his enthusiasm for the event, it only added to the sense of chaos and humiliation.

Now they can practice facing them for as long as necessary to avoid humiliation when playing online.

Pride and arrogance always comes before great humiliation.

Prince Harry could be facing 'uniform humiliation' at King Charles III's coronation as he may not be allowed to wear military garb.

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Common combinations with humiliation

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "humiliation" in a sentence?
An example: "A book about the fear, the pain, the humiliation and, yes, the odd moments of happiness that marked out her life as someone being treated for cancer." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "humiliation" from authentic English texts.
What does "humiliation" mean?
Humiliation means: The act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification.
What are synonyms of "humiliation"?
Common synonyms of "humiliation" include: mortification, degradation, abasement, example, instance, case, embarrassment, chagrin. Plus 4 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "humiliation" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "humiliation", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.